Receptacle-filling machine



Dec. 17, 1929. F. P. PECARD RECEPTACLE FILLING MACHINE I Filed NOV. 30,1926 3 Sheets-Sheet l INYEN TOR.

Dec. 17, 1929. F. P. PECARD RECEPTACLE FILLING MACHINE Filed Nov. 30,1926 3 Sheets-Sheet IN V EN TOR.

ATTORNEY.

Dec. 17, 1929. F. P. PECARD HECEPTACLE FILLING MACHINE Filed Nov. 50.1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 17, 1929 STATES FELIX PHIL PECARD, OF LENA, WISCONSINREGEPTACLE-FILLING MACHINE Application filed November 30, 1926. SerialNo. 151,657.

The invention relates to a filling machine, and more especially toreceptacle filling machines for liquids.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a machine ofthis character, wherein a bank or banks for receptacles, such as cans orthe like, can be successively filled with liquids, the latter beingmeasured and delivered to rows of the receptacles, which are locatedupon a support, the liquid carrier being of novel form, so that the samecan be moved throughout the length of said support, to bring saidcarrier to working position relative to the receptacles of therespective rows, the carrier being capable of vertical adjustment toaccommodate it to stacks of the receptacles.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a machine of thischaracter, wherein the carrier for the liquid is movably supported, sothat it can be moved over a heater forming a continuation of the supportfor the receptacles to be filled, whereby the contents of said carriercan be conveniently heated to the degree required, the carrier being ofnovel form while the discharge of the liquid into the receptacles may bemanually regulated, so that the latter can be properly filled, withoutliability of waste of the liquid.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a machine of thischaracter, wherein the general assemblage thereof is novel in form, soas to require minimum labor and attendants for the filling ofreceptacles with liquid when placed in the machine.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a machine ofthis character,

40 which is comparatively simple in construction, thoroughly reliableand efiicient in its operation, strong, durable, readily and easilyoperated with dispatch, and inexpensive to manufacture and install.

WVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thefeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as willbe hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, which disclose the preferred embodiment of the invention, andpointed out in the claim i hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1, is a top plan view of a filling machine constructed inaccordance with the invention.

Figure 2, is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 3, is one end elevation of the same.

Figure 4, is the other end elevation thereof.

Figure 5, is a sectional View taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1. v

Figure 6, is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 66 of Figure1.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings in detail, A, designates generally a support,which may be of any desirable type, while in this instance it comprisesa plurality of tressels 10, more commonly termed horses, supporting abed frame 11, having a platform 12, the latter being of the requiredlength and width. At one end of the platform is arranged a duplex heater13, in this instance, being of the liquid or gas fuel type, although anyother style of heater may be substituted.

Mounted at opposite longer edges of the platform 12, are angle tracks14, these being continuedto opposite sides of the heater 13,

and upon which is adapted to travel a. carrier, B, its details will behereinafter more fully described. I

The carrier B, comprises a truck having channel side sills 15, eachbeing fitted at opposite ends with peripherally grooved traction rollers16, supported upon journals 17, adapted to roll upon the tracks 14.Above the truck is an elevating rack 18, having side channel beams 19,these being connected with the side sills 15, of said truck through themedium of toggle devices 20, each including pairs of upper and lowerlevers 21, and 22, respectively. The levers 21, are swingingly connectedwith the beams 19, by pivots 23,

while the levers 22, which are of substantially inverted L-shape, areswingingly connected, by pivots 24;, to the sidesills 15, of the truck,the meeting ends of said pairs of levers being pivoted at 25 together.

At the points of the bights 26, of the lower levers 22, are swiveledinternally threaded sleeves or collars 27, in which are engaged thereversely threaded end portions 28 and 29, respectively, of adjustingrods 30. These rods 30, at one end of the truck have fixed thereto inany suitable manner, preferably by means for jamb nuts 31, the sprocketwheels 32, each having trained thereover an endless sprocket chain 33,these latter chains being also trained over companion sprockets 34,carried by stud journals 35, supported in bearings 36, at the upper endsof hangers 37, rising from the hubs 38, of the lower sprocket wheels 32,these bearing hangers be ing held rigid in any suitable manner, and areformed at their lower ends with bearings 39, for the hubs 38, of saidsprocket wheels 32.

On the stud journals 35, additional sprocket wheels 40, over which istrained an endless sprocket chain 41, so that when motion is imparted toone stud journal 35, the other will operate in unison, and in thismanner the rods 30, will be actuated simultaneously with each other.There is provided a hand crank 42, which is adapted to be manuallyoperated for actuating the rods 30, to cause the rack 18, to beautomatically elevated or lowered as the occasion may require, withrespect to the truck.

Upon the rack 18 is arranged a tank 43, the same being rigidly held bymeans of the cross braces 44, on opposite sides thereof and connected tosaid tank and beams 19, of said rack. Adapted to be held in the tank isa compound or compounds employed for making paste, which latter isheated by the heaters 13, when the tank 43 is shifted by the truck overthe said heaters for melting to liquid consistency.

Arranged within the tank 43, near its open top is a transverse row ofmeasuring cups 45, through the tops of which communicatesubstantiallygoose-neck shaped filling tubes 46, which rise from aheader 47 located near the bottom of the tank 43, and this header hasconnection through a .pipe 48, with a plunger type pump 49, suitablysupported within said tank. The pump 49 is manually operated through themedium of a handle 50, pivotally supported in a bracket 51, carried bythe tank 43, at one side thereof.

The cups 45, in their delivery or outlet nipples 52 are provided withsuitable shutoff valves (not shown), these being formed with turningarms 53, common to and pivotally connected to an actuator 54, whichprojects exteriorly of the tank 43 and is manually operable at one side ofthe same, to control the flow of liquid from said cups 45, in thefilling operation of the machine.

From the nipples 52, of the cups 45, extend delivery pipes 55, havingthe elbows 56, projecting outside of the tank 43, and fitted withdischarge nozzles 57, which are directed downwardly in the path of rowsof receptacles 58, for example cans, when placed upon the platform 12,for the filling of the same with liquid. It is to be understood that thereceptacles 58, in rows can be stacked in superimposed relation to eachother, this being effected when the lowermost rows have been filled withliquid, thereby varying the capacity of thegmachine for the fillingoperation of the same, as will be obvious in Figure 4 of the drawings.

The cups 45, each has formed therein near its top, overflow openings 59,so that at all times a predetermined quantity of liquid will be measuredtherein. The overflow of liquid is delivered back into the tank 43, aswill be apparent.

Arranged at the heater end of the platform 12 is a drip pan 60, forreceiving drippings from the nozzles 57, when the tank is over theheaters 13. The tank is moved by hand over the platform-12, as saidtruck forming the carrier B can be shifted upon the tracks 14 from oneend to the other of said platform, as will be apparent.

The rack 18 is elevated the desired height with respect to the stack ofcans 58, upon the platform 12, so that the tank 43 will clear said cans58, to permit free movement of the carrier B, thereover for thesuccessive filling of the cans in the operation of the machine.

The cups measure the liquid for the respective cans 58, and when filledthe valves in said cups 45 are opened to allow the liquid therein toflow through the nozzles 57 into the cans 58 with which the latterregister, so that these will be filled in a row at one time.

The foregoing operation is continued until the whole platform 12 iscovered with filled cans 58, one layer deep. The tank 43 is thenelevated to the height of another row of cans 58 superimposed upon thefirst layer of filled cans, these latter rows being increased as thesuperimposed cans are filled, and this operation is repeated until thecans 58 are a number of layers deep. The liquid in the cans 58 isallowed to cool and set before the cans are disturbed or removed fromthe machine.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner ofoperation of the machine will be clearly understood, and therefore, amore extended explanationhas been omitted. However, it is to beunderstood that changes, variations and modifications may be made in themachine, as come properly within the. scope of the appended claim,without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any ofits advantages.

VVhat is claimed is:

A machine for filling containers, comprising a support for receivingsuccessive tiers of receptacles in longitudinal and transverse rows,longitudinally extending tracks located on opposite sides of saidsupport, a truck having wheels adapted to travel upon said tracks, atank located above said truck and having a plurality of means forsimultaneously filling transverse rows of receptacles, elevatingmechanism for said tank located adjacent opposite sides of said truck,each elevating mechanism consisting of a pair of downwardly extendinglevers having their lower ends pivoted to said truck, a pair ofreversely threaded nuts, pivotally mounted on the upper ends of saidlevers, rigid arms projecting from said first mentioned levers, a pairof upwardly extending levers having their upper ends pivotally joined tosaid tank and having their lower ends pivoted to said arms, a screwhaving reversely threaded portions cooperating with said nuts, and meansfor simultaneously operating both screws.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FELIX PHIL PEOARD.

